Vehicle-wheel.



' MI BANNER.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

unmnmunum MAY 5, 1908.

. Patented Aug. 22,1911.

M. BANNER.

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1,001,000,. Patehted Aug. 22, 1911.

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VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

Seria1 No. 431,032.

Application filed May 5, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Micnuni. DANNER, a citizen of the Unitwl States, residing at- Panola, in the county of Woodt'ord and, State of Illinois. have invented. a new and useful eliicle-lvheel, of which the following is aspecilieation.

This invention relates, to vehicle wheels, at d more especially to that type of vehicle 'w heel wherein the rim portion is spaced from the center of the wheel and is supported in such spaced relation by means of suitable springs.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved form of such wheeh the two portions of which will be flexibly united.

Another object of the invention is to prointerior or .working parts of the wheel from dust, rain, mud, or other deleterious substances. v I A third object of the invention is to pro-,' videan improved construction for the tire supporting or felly portion of the wheel.

ith these and other objects in view, as will appear in the description of the device, the invention consists in certain novel artain new means of connecting the two portions of'the wheel, and certain improvements in the construction of the dirt protector.

The invention further consists .in' certain novel arrangements of parts, and combinations of details hereinafter described, illuSr-f trated in tliei accompanying drawings, and specifically setfoith in the claims.

In the accor'npanying drawings, like char,- acters of reference refer to like parts in the several views, and Figure 1 is a side view the invention, a portion being broken away to show the arrangement. o'fthe interior. Fig. 2 is a partial-sectional view thereof, taken from the ed e, the section being taken showing the method of holding the tire thereon and the manner of fastening the ends of the tire together. -Fig. 4; is a detail of one of the rollers in the intermediate orlweb ortion of the wheel. Fig. 5 is a perspectlve detail of tlie'a'rrangcment-of the interior rim and the springs carried thereon.

Thegvheel consists of two main portions,

8. cent as indicated by the let-ter A, and a 10 are a series of spokes l2.

The central portion A consists of a hub 10 provided with a series of slots 11 radially arranged therein. Extending from the hub These spokes are preferably rectangular in cross section and are of. the same dimension substantially through luit their lengths. I ends of the spokesl2 is carried a rim 13 being secured to the spokes 12 by means 0% Upon the outer suitable nuts and washers, as indicated at 14. Mounted upon the rim 13, preferably opposite alternate spokes, are springs 15.

indicated at 16. The springs 15 and .16. I

are connected together by meansof a lug and pm shown at 17. The springs '15 are so arranged that'their ends will extend be- "yond thespring 16, and when in position,

the middle of the spring 16 and theends I of the springs 15 will be radially equidistant from the axis of the wheel;.

The portion B of the device comprises a rim 18 having annular spaced ribs extendlng lnwardly therefrom and annular spaced ribs extending outwardly therefrom, as in? dicated, respectively, at 19 and20. On the" outside of theribs 19 is carried an annular ring 21 0f rubber or other elastic materi'ah Inwardly of the plane of this rubber ring there is further carried a plate 22. This plate is preferably metallic in'character and extends circumferentially around the hub, being spaced therefrom. Annular metallic being coextensive with the elastic rin 21. These rings are secured to the ribs 1 by suitable screws or bolts 22 which pass 'rings 23 are held outside of the plate-22,.-

through the elastic ring 21 and the plate 22. I

By this'means, it will be noted. that the plates22 are securely attached to the rim 18. -In order. to properlyspace these --plates at the inner portions thereof, and also to strengthelrthem at ese 'iortio'ns, there are carried on the plates igi bosses 2 and 25', v

the same being opposi ely disposed, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. T .esc bosses are united is held a loose roller'28'. Ther'oller 28 is f mounted on the collar in such manner 'as'to freely rotate thereon, and is further free from the plates22. Near the inner edges of the p ates 22 are rings 29. These rings are securedto'the plates by suitable bolts I. 30. These bolts 30 are provided with 001- ried .on the bolt 26.

lars 31,,and rollers 32 similar to those car- The bolts and 30 are So spaced an= ularly with reference to eaohiother'that the rollers 23 and 32 will be held to contact each wi h a. side of one of the spokeslfl when the'two parts of the Wheel are concentric.

tween the hub plates and the hub, and between the rings 29 and the plates 22 there is held a fiat annular pair of-closures 35.

in this channel extendstheends of the springs 15, and the central portion of the springs 16. These springs simply press against the rim 18-. and are not many way fixedly connected thereto. It is thus possibio for the center of thewheel to rotate a short distance relatively to the felly'portion:

This rotation will be limited by rollers -28 and 32 extending between the'spokes 12. In

. order to prevent violent contact of the rim and the rib 19when the wheel moves eccentrically by a heavy load, one of the washers 14 is preferably made of somev elastic ma tc'rlal, such as rubber. Upon the r11n18 1s carried a tire 36 provided with a air of annular grooves 37 adapted to fit to annular lribs'20 of the rim 18. One end of the tire- 36 is provided with an embedded yoke 38,-

the same being held from withdrawal by anchor bolts 39. The other end of the tire is provided with a similar embedded plate 10 having anchor bolts 4.1 thereon. The

plate 40 and the yoke 38 are so arra nged'that when the tire is' in posi'tionfthe plate 40 will penetrate thcyoke 38, as shown in 3,

and a bolt 42 is attachedto a suit-abl'eo ening in theyoke and plate and secures. t em firmly together when in this position. In;

' order to prevent the tire from slipping circumferentially on the rim 18, the r1 5 20 are interrup'ted,,as at 43.' In the tire 3'6, and placed so as to coincide with the interru ted portions of the ribs, there are embedded plates '44 having their inner edges rectilinear. The plates 44 project from the ire. as at 45, and th'usafford a positive mean for engaging the ground. Similar plates 46 are also spaced around the tire'and the projecting portion is twisted at right angles to the llub plates 33 are 'held'to the hub by means of bolts 34. Be-

1 body of the plate; By this means, there is other at a relatively slow rate o t speed, thus I provided an anti skidding devic amenting anyshock and breakage.

I claim .i. In ayehicle wheel, a central member l provided with spokes, a circumferential portion free from ,and in spaced relation to said central member, elements on said circumferential portion arranged to contact with the spokes to rotate said portion as the central member rotates, and springs carried by the central member and having non-restricted sliding contact with said,- circumferent al port-ion, each of said springs comprising a major bow secured to the said central member at a; point between its ends and having its ends bearing against the said circumferential portion,'and a minor bow pivoted at its ends't'o thefmajor bow at points between the 'pointof attachment ofthe major bow to the central member and the ends thereof, the said minorbow bearing against the said. cir-' cum ferential portion at a point between its ;.pivotedends.

In a vehicle wheel, a central .inember provided with spokes, a circumferential portion free from and'in spaced relation to said central member, elements on said cireum ferential port-ion arranged tocontactwith said spokes whereby torotatesaid portion as the central member rotates, and cushion elements interposed between the Centralmember and the circumferential port-ion, each of said cushion elements comprising a major bow spring formed with an opening bet-weenitsends, one of the spokes having a threaded stud projecting through the opening, through the said central member. a nut threaded upon the stud and securing the spring against the said central member, sc-

ouring elements Smured through the spring at points'at each side of the opening in the sprin and through the said central member, t 1 e ends oft the major-bow spring bearing against the circumferential portion and having free sliding mo'vementthereover. and a minor bow spring pivoted' at its ends to the major bow springinwardly of the ends thereof and hearing at its intermediate portion against the saidcircumferential portion.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto allixed my signature in the presence of two'witnesses.

- I MICHAEL BANNER. Witnesses: Y

J. A. :MINGEN, 

